president clinton, governor cuomo, pataki, spitzer, schumer, gillibrand, city and state, federal and irrational officials and dignitaries, friends, family, and fellow new yorkers, everyone is here today. the thing there is no doubt that it is looking down on all of us assembled here be amended think it is fitting that he picked this place just a few blocks from a certain east river span. before last year's state of the city speech if you remember we ran a video and included a shot of ed standing at the entrance ramp yelling to all the cars approached, look into muybridge, will look into muybridge. needless to say it brought down the house. but most people don't know is after the cameras stopped rolling end stayed out there in the freezing cold for another 20 minutes yelling welcome to muybridge. he loved it, and we loved him. now mayor, i think, as ever embody the spirit of new york city like he did commander don't think anyone ever will. toughens loud, brash and irreverent, full of humor. he was our cities quintessential mayor. more than anyone else, he knew the new york was more th